As it is coming up to the end of the year, journalists are busy putting together lists looking ahead to 2008.

The Guardian has published a list of what it reckons could be the next big thing in social media, such as video site Seesmic.com and social travel site Dopplr.com.

The BBC has a slightly different take, with a list of lesser-known social networking sites, under the headline, “Don’t be lonely this Christmas”.

The question is whether any of these sites can grow to be big enough to challenge the dominance of Facebook.

The (short) history of social media is littered with sites that once reigned supreme, such as Friendster, and then fell by the wayside.


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